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...program, which teaches the basics of up to 23 languages in 21 languages. So should you be from Brazil and need to brush up on your Tamil, or from Vietnam and require a few phrases of Arabic, a course option will have it covered. The lessons are structured by theme - numbers, dates, words and dialogue - and there are tests and games to keep you entertained. Passengers who complete a course may even get a certificate. Now that's surely a better use of your time than watching a Friends episode you've seen three times already...
...success is her Clark Kent--the fictional Miley. Celebrity today is as rarefied as ever, yet with YouTube and reality TV, seems more accessible than ever. It's tantalizing but, as personified by Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears, terrifying. Miley--a normal, grounded schoolkid--makes the fantasy safe. The theme song says it all: "You get the best of both worlds...
Disney has never cared about being edgy--popular, sure, but not hip. Hipness is about exclusion--who gets it, who doesn't--and there's more money for Disney in being a big, inclusive tent or, rather, a theme park. Unlike, say, Shrek, Hannah Montana has no fast-flying references and in-jokes for the grownups. "People talk about The Simpsons' playing at two levels," says Rich Ross, president of Disney Channel Worldwide. At Disney, he says, "there are no two levels. There's one level that appeals to both." Parents see a retro family sitcom like Full House...
...have literally 3 hours if I want to sleep, and I do,” says Baird, who came in fourth in last fall’s challenge. But she isn’t sweating the time crunch. Baird sets off for Chinatown minutes after receiving her theme and the allotted 24 dollars. She heads straight to her favorite fabric store, and deftly navigates the cramped aisles in search of anything dark blue—her signature color. “I tend to use certain shapes and certain colors,” says Baird. “People who?...
Thea S. Morton ’06-’08, definitely looks the part of a fashion designer. In an all-black ensemble (except for a chic pair of snakeskin moccasins), the six-foot-one couture connoisseur exudes confidence. Within minutes of finding out the metropolitan theme of this year’s contest, Morton has formulated a vision for her project. “I knew I wanted to use newspaper from the get-go,” she explains. “I’m intrigued with the idea of found materials as opposed to going...